Challenge your perceptions and reconsider the familiar at Reject Reflect Reclaim, the new group show by The Other MA (TOMA) 24/25 cohort. 

Reject Reflect Reclaim, an eclectic, evocative and thought-provoking group exhibition, opens at the Beecroft Art Gallery on February 22 2025. Presented by current The Other MA (TOMA) 24-25 cohort, this debut show invites visitors to critically engage with and rethink the narratives preserved within the Beecroft Art Gallery’s permanent collection.  

Responding to selected works from the gallery’s archive of more than 2,000 pieces, the fifteen-member TOMA cohort delve deep into subjects such as representation, violence, sexuality, gender, colonialism, and identity. Through a series of new works, the artists interrogate the archive and notable absences in the Beecroft collection. The works seek to shine a light on overlooked voices and histories, while showcasing a wide range of artistic responses and means of expression.   

Reject Reflect Reclaim is more than an exhibition; it is an act of reclamation. It encourages visitors to consider how collections such as the Beecroft’s are curated, remembered, and reimagined. 

“Through curiosity and deep inquiry, our TOMA cohort seeks to reclaim and reinterpret the Beecroft collection, creating space for a more fluid and inclusive archive,” said Elliot Gibbons, Curatorial Facilitator. “This show encourages audiences to rethink the role of art in representing the past while embracing its power to shape the future.”  

Nathalie Coste, Victory and Happiness, mixed media, wallpaper, video, sound, 190 cm X 400 cm. Photography by Tessa Hallmann.